The International Law Workshop introduces today's most debated issues in international and comparative law. The Workshop is intended for non-specialists; students are encouraged to attend any or all of the sessions. Speakers will talk for 25 minutes, followed by discussion and questions.

To add your name to the e-mail list to be notified of upcoming Workshops, please contact Stephanie Wiederhold by e-mail at wls@umich.edu or by phone at 734.764.0535.

Schedule for the Fall 2005 International Law Workshop

September 26Louise Doswald-BeckProfessor, Director, University Centre for International Humanitarian Law, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva; Member, International Commission of Jurists; Former Head of the Legal Division of the International Committee of the Red Cross"The 'War on Terrorism' and International Humanitarian Law"

October 3 - NO ILW (Fall Recess)

October 10Joseph H.H. WeilerJoseph Straus Professor of Law; European Union Jean Monnet Chaired Professor; Chair and Faculty Director, Hauser Global Law School Program; Director, Jean Monnet Center for International and Regional Economic Law and Justice, New York University School of Law"The European Constitutional Treaty R.I.P. - What Next for Europe?"

October 20Dean's Special LectureLuiz Olavo BaptistaMember, Appellate Body, World Trade OrganizationProfessor of International Trade, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil"Facts and Rules in the WTO" (Flash webcast)4:00 p.m., Room 116 Hutchins Hall

October 31Sir Michael Wood, K.C.M.G.Office of the Legal Adviser, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London, United Kingdom"Foreign Ministry Lawyers and the International Legal Order"

November 7Andrei S. MarkovitsKarl W. Deutsch Collegiate Professor of Comparative Politics and German Studies, Department of Political Science and Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, University of Michigan"Well Before and Well Beyond George W. Bush: European Anti-Americanism's Prominent Pedigree and Bright Future as a Lingua Franca for European Identity Formation"